"Art is my vehicle through life; may we share the ride together." Ron Wickersham

Monday, November 9, 2015

Documented Life Project - Week 43

Week 43 - Oct. 24

October Theme - Translucent Papers

Art Challenge: Glassine

Journal Prompt: Windows of my Mind

This is my spread for Week 43. I actually finished it over a week ago but never had time to post. (Busy creating projects for our Christmas Open House tomorrow!)

I started the background with collaged music paper and scraped paints over. Then I randomly made lots of marks with stencils, paints and spray mists. The circles are punched from copies of old backgrounds and I painted white blocks for the days of the week journaling.

No, I cannot draw but I had recently purchased this wonderful face stamp from Stampendous. I stamped her on the page and then used paints and colored pencils to color her. I extended her hair. The feathers is a stamp that came with the face which I stamped twice on a piece of glassine envelope, colored with pencils and cut out. I then added Stickles over which made the glassine curl but it gives some dimension to the page. I splattered alcohol inks on another piece of glassine and cut it into a circle to fit into the sketchy circle die cut to kinda represent inside my mind. I have always loved the quote "Sometimes there was a storm inside her brain" and never had an occasion to use it but thought it fit the "window of my mind" for this page.

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I am a self-taught mixed media artist living in Ft. Worth,Texas. My husband and I have five grown children and four precious grand boys ages 3 and under. Two of our daughters are flight attendants for Southwest Airlines which enables us to travel frequently, most often to visit the little ones. I have always been crafty. About fifteen years ago I attended my first stamp convention and was hooked from then on. I started making cards and paper crafts which then evolved into creating with all kinds of media. My current passions are art journaling, bible journaling and mixed media projects. I love learning new techniques and using lots of "lotions and potions." I have been designing and teaching paper crafts and mixed media for nine years, the past five of which have been at The Little Blue House, a creative paper arts studio in Keller, TX. I created this blog to document and share my creative endeavors and hope visitors will enjoy sharing the journey with me. I would love for you to follow me and leave comments!